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we don't know what religion obama is, christian muslim. as you pointed out with your examples, there's no they're there, but they feel they to have fill the hours with something p.m. they've got their christmas ornaments packed away, they have to make good with what they have. >> of course, they can't blame everything on barack obama, so they have to go in another direction when it comes to christmas. >> you know. >> yeah, go ahead. >> i was just going to say there is an interesting debate about the role christmas has in our culture now and the corps rottization of it and the fact that big business that sort of turned it into a consumer extravaganza. on thanksgiving, lots of retail workers were forced to work on a family holiday. there's a logical place you can take this discussion, but fox news can't attack big business. it can't attack corporate culture, so it's got to be somehow democrats are ruining the holiday. >> i was going to say it's sort of war on exploitation that other people should be having against those people. that's not go
we don't know what religion obama is, christian muslim. as you pointed out with your examples, there's no they're there, but they feel they to have fill the hours with something p.m. they've got their christmas ornaments packed away, they have to make good with what they have. >> of course, they can't blame everything on barack obama, so they have to go in another direction when it comes to christmas. >> you know. >> yeah, go ahead. >> i was just going to say there is an...
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the same thing with president obama. the one thing that he needed was a moment to look presidential, and you know, terrible as this storm is, people are viewing it as so. he is the president in a tragedy. he's working with a republican governor a high profile republican governor, who made the pitch for his opponent at the republican national convention. so this, i think there is no question that right now this benefits the president. if there is a political lens to look through i think it benefits the president. it's hard to see how mitt romney gains much from this stalled this break in the action. >> eliot: david, i could not agree more. i think this is exactly what the president wanted. he looks presidential. he works across party lines. he gets to say to the public, i'm dealing with human concerns, human emotions, the tragedy that mother nature has thrust upon us i'm doing what public interest requires. andy explain to me chris christie's analysis. wait a moment. when romney is making it a tighter race than anybody th
the same thing with president obama. the one thing that he needed was a moment to look presidential, and you know, terrible as this storm is, people are viewing it as so. he is the president in a tragedy. he's working with a republican governor a high profile republican governor, who made the pitch for his opponent at the republican national convention. so this, i think there is no question that right now this benefits the president. if there is a political lens to look through i think it...
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. >> obama: so let's get to work. >> jennifer: love it. [♪ theme music ♪] >> obama: so all we need is action from the house, and i have the pen ready to sign the bill right away. i'm ready to do it. [ applause ] >> jennifer: that's president obama in the east room today urging house republicans to stop being so intrangedent. joining us tonight is jake sherman, the congressional core -- coarse upon independent for political. what does it mean for next week? will they get a deal? >> house republicans are saying they are not going to increase rates. they don't have the votes to do so, so they are going to go to the white house, but john boehner even said recently this is going to be long talks. is the first round of negotiations after the election but what is important to keep is mind is that john boehner has already back pedalled from where he was in 2011. he wasn't even willing to entertain the revenues he is willing to entertain in 2011. if you remember in 2011 when things looked like they were getting done the meetings were secret. >> jennifer: so in fact i want you to listen to a so
. >> obama: so let's get to work. >> jennifer: love it. [♪ theme music ♪] >> obama: so all we need is action from the house, and i have the pen ready to sign the bill right away. i'm ready to do it. [ applause ] >> jennifer: that's president obama in the east room today urging house republicans to stop being so intrangedent. joining us tonight is jake sherman, the congressional core -- coarse upon independent for political. what does it mean for next week? will they...
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president obama has been ambitious on that front and also gasoline prices. the auto industry won't say this but gasoline prices are the biggest drivers in whether or not people will go out and buy an electric car. >> jennifer: for sure. it is about personal economies. amy harder and david sheppardson, thank you for coming inside "the war room." i appreciate it. most republican lawmakers have never driven an electric car. so naturally they hate them. and if they don't like them, of course, nobody can like them. and they're going to take their ball and go home. sad but true story is one that you're going to find here only in "the war room" on current tv. when the chocolate is hershey's. life is delicious. >> jennifer: as america drives toward the future, some politicians are trying to put on the brakes and "the war room" never will forget mitt romney and republicans knocking government support for clean energy investment and electric car production. >> romney: you know he put $90 billion, $90 billion in the stimulus, went into businesses he thinks have the gre
president obama has been ambitious on that front and also gasoline prices. the auto industry won't say this but gasoline prices are the biggest drivers in whether or not people will go out and buy an electric car. >> jennifer: for sure. it is about personal economies. amy harder and david sheppardson, thank you for coming inside "the war room." i appreciate it. most republican lawmakers have never driven an electric car. so naturally they hate them. and if they don't like them,...
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they were trying to decide whether in a would opt into obama care. they kicked it back. 13 governors have until december 14th to make up their minds about who is going to run the state exchanges their state or the federal government. it will allow the uninsured and small businesses to purchase health insurance at reasonable rates and the goal being that we insure everybody. making health insurance accessible is the simple guiding point of obama care. most health care providers can turn away uninsured patients but emergency rooms are barred from doing so. in 2,010, 23 million uninsured americans ended up in the er. there is a new critically aclaimed documentary called the waiting room that chronicles the flow of uninsured patients inand out of oakland's hugh land hospital. i want -- high land hospital. i want to show you a clip where a persistent sore throat sends a man and his daughter to the er >> i'm so nervous. >> it's okay to be nervous. >> that's what daddies do, they are nervous. >> i just want her to get seen. >> she will. >> the first time i
they were trying to decide whether in a would opt into obama care. they kicked it back. 13 governors have until december 14th to make up their minds about who is going to run the state exchanges their state or the federal government. it will allow the uninsured and small businesses to purchase health insurance at reasonable rates and the goal being that we insure everybody. making health insurance accessible is the simple guiding point of obama care. most health care providers can turn away...
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from michelle obama. and that dictates how they behave. >> jennifer: thank you so much michael. oh florida you are so close why don't you just on board, and we'll all start the party tuesday night. ♪ >> jennifer: let's take a closer look at one of the swing states where polls are showing president obama gaining, a new, very slight edge but gaining nonetheless and that's in florida. as of today the president is up by one point there, that's according to a new poll out today. romney was up as recently as this weekend. and a week ago republicans had a significant advantage in mail in ballots. but when early voting started last week there were lines around the block. >> we cut the typical advantage the republicans have by about 85% going into saturday the start of early vote. over 48 hours, we blew the doors off of early voting in 48 hours and took the advantage that republicans had and eliminated it. six days of early voting gone. >> jennifer: that is such great news. and as of today here is where early vo
from michelle obama. and that dictates how they behave. >> jennifer: thank you so much michael. oh florida you are so close why don't you just on board, and we'll all start the party tuesday night. ♪ >> jennifer: let's take a closer look at one of the swing states where polls are showing president obama gaining, a new, very slight edge but gaining nonetheless and that's in florida. as of today the president is up by one point there, that's according to a new poll out today. romney...
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find out what president obama is doing and should be doing to kick tart the u.s. manufacturing sector >> wow! i've never seen anything like this. >> when disaster strikes sometimes the only way out is to look within. current tv digs deep into the extraordinary tales of heroism determination and escape. "trapped" experience the drama. back to back to back. >> hold on mates! >> catch the "trapped" premier mini-marathon this saturday starting at 1 eastern. on current tv. >> jennifer: president obama has made it crystal clear that revitalizing the country's's industrial base jobs is going to be a top priority in his second term and just one of the topics that i touched on in a great recent interview that i had with leo hendry, he's the chair of the advisory council for the smart globalization initiative. and i started by asking him if the election sent congress a message about job creation policies. >> you know firsthand that every election carries a lot of messages, but president obama himself has concluded that the one just past was sort of an impetus to get the mid
find out what president obama is doing and should be doing to kick tart the u.s. manufacturing sector >> wow! i've never seen anything like this. >> when disaster strikes sometimes the only way out is to look within. current tv digs deep into the extraordinary tales of heroism determination and escape. "trapped" experience the drama. back to back to back. >> hold on mates! >> catch the "trapped" premier mini-marathon this saturday starting at 1...
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. >> well, president obama and secretary clinton both rushed to her defense. >> i couldn't be prouder of the job she has done. >> susan rice has done a great job as our ambassador to the united nations and of course, this decision about my successor is up to the president but i'm very happy he has the opportunity with a second term to make a decision. >> but they're not just going to have to convince props even some democrats were reluctant to overtly support her. jon tester said: >> joe manchin damaged it saying: >> in fact, john kerry's name has come up. susan collins said he would be easily confirmed. senator baroso backed him. even john mccain leading the charge against rice had high praise for john kerry on fox news yesterday. >> john kerry came within a whisker of being president of the united states. i think that works in his favor but i'd love to hear him make his case, but i don't have anything in his background like this tragedy in again gassy that would make me really want to carefully examine the whole situation. >> of course it doesn't hurt that if kerry took the job it w
. >> well, president obama and secretary clinton both rushed to her defense. >> i couldn't be prouder of the job she has done. >> susan rice has done a great job as our ambassador to the united nations and of course, this decision about my successor is up to the president but i'm very happy he has the opportunity with a second term to make a decision. >> but they're not just going to have to convince props even some democrats were reluctant to overtly support her. jon...
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president obama in his victory speech made it very clear where he stands. >> obama: you voted for action, not politics as usual. you elected us to focus on your jobs, not ours. and in the coming weeks and months, i am looking forward to reaching out and working with leaders of both parties to meet the challenges we can only solve together. >> jennifer: and so despite everything i said in the first block, actually there was hope today. you had house speaker john boehner who actually opened a door that many people thought was shut. >> for the purposes of forging a bipartisan agreement that begins to solve the problem, we're willing to accept new revenue under the right conditions. >> jennifer: what? so does speaker boehner mean what he says? here to answer that question and more, is host of "viewpoint," and former new york governor eliot spitzer. welcome inside "the war room." >> i like being here. >> jennifer: i was just railing about the far-right republicans -- >> i heard you from miles away. >> jennifer: but despite the denial, john boehner gave this statement today to suggest that rev
president obama in his victory speech made it very clear where he stands. >> obama: you voted for action, not politics as usual. you elected us to focus on your jobs, not ours. and in the coming weeks and months, i am looking forward to reaching out and working with leaders of both parties to meet the challenges we can only solve together. >> jennifer: and so despite everything i said in the first block, actually there was hope today. you had house speaker john boehner who actually...
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. >> obama: i've been keeping my own naughty and nice list for washington. so you should keep your eye on who gets some correct this year. there are going to be some members of congress who get 'em and on don't. >> jennifer: that was president obama at the connect toy factory factory. he was warning congress they might end up on the naughty list. and he asked republicans to extend the bush era tax cuts for those making less than $250,000, but not for those making more. echoing the holiday theme with this grinch like association. >> let's not kid ourselves. i'm not trying to make this more difficult. >> jennifer: stalemate. didn't we just start talking? oh wait, he's just posturing right? to sort out the latest tough talk from the posture is michelle bernard founder of the bernard center center for women public policy. welcome back inside "the war room," michelle. >> thank you. >> jennifer: so, how serious is the stalemate that speaker boehner announceed today? >> i was listening to that sound bite a second ago, and i don't know if i want to cry or if i want
. >> obama: i've been keeping my own naughty and nice list for washington. so you should keep your eye on who gets some correct this year. there are going to be some members of congress who get 'em and on don't. >> jennifer: that was president obama at the connect toy factory factory. he was warning congress they might end up on the naughty list. and he asked republicans to extend the bush era tax cuts for those making less than $250,000, but not for those making more. echoing the...
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tomorrow, president obama will hold the annual pardoning of the thanksgiving turkey. this tradition has a rich history which we're going to learn about. no whining! it's gobble gab. gobble gab. pardoning turkeys dates back to lincoln but it wasn't until bush 41's administration that it became a yearly occurrence. it is one of his two great legacies, both of which involve turkeys. how do they pick the turkeys? >> 25 were selected for a final competition that involved strutting their stuff before a panel of judges. with an eclectic mix of music playing in the background. kind of like a turkey version of "dancing with the stars." the stakes for the contestants was much higher. they die. which actually gives me an idea for how to make "dancing with the stars" more interesting. sorry, kirstie. from 2005 to 2010, the pardoned turkeys retired to disneyland. why don't they do that anymore? according to a report from farm sanctuary, because commercially bred turkeys are so genetically manipulated that cause serious health problems and half of them died within the first year. m
tomorrow, president obama will hold the annual pardoning of the thanksgiving turkey. this tradition has a rich history which we're going to learn about. no whining! it's gobble gab. gobble gab. pardoning turkeys dates back to lincoln but it wasn't until bush 41's administration that it became a yearly occurrence. it is one of his two great legacies, both of which involve turkeys. how do they pick the turkeys? >> 25 were selected for a final competition that involved strutting their stuff...
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that's the obama that people remember and like from 2008. he needs to reincarnate that. >> jennifer: he's got more leverage with congress. does he not? so even though people call it middle ground, he has a stronger hand than he had before and so he can hold out for a little more -- unlike the republicans holding out all the time. not doing any tax increase at all. >> but i think he's going to have to bump it up a little bit. he was talking about $250,000 on the taxes. he'll probably have to go to a million dollars that way he can still say -- he campaigned on millionaires and billionaires. he can still say technically the taxes on the millionaires will remain high. >> jennifer: does he have the polling coverage on immigration? we know the republicans have a desire to do that because of losing so badly with latinos. >> he does. in the sense there is kind of a -- a middle ground position out there that people really rally around. and it is this -- this path to citizenship that does require undocumented immigrants to jump through some hoops --
that's the obama that people remember and like from 2008. he needs to reincarnate that. >> jennifer: he's got more leverage with congress. does he not? so even though people call it middle ground, he has a stronger hand than he had before and so he can hold out for a little more -- unlike the republicans holding out all the time. not doing any tax increase at all. >> but i think he's going to have to bump it up a little bit. he was talking about $250,000 on the taxes. he'll probably...
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president obama visits the areas of new york hit hardest by hurricane sandy, a reminder of global warming's devastating effects. future january 20, 2013, inauguration day. a president with a mandate and a second-term agenda with climate change near the very top. so all right you republicans who wants to play the role of scrooge? >> all of those in favor signify by saying aye. >> jennifer: humbug. there is big news on the environmental frown front today. so first bp, the world's third largest oil company announced it was going to pay $4.5 billion in fines and plead guilty to 14 criminal charges connected to, of course, the giant oil spill in the gulf of mexico. that's number one. meanwhile, in new york, the president surveyed the damage from hurricane sandy. of course, which was everybody knows, precipitated by climate change. he met storm victims in staten island, one of the areas hardest hit by the storm. 23 of the 43 deaths in the new york region related to hurricane sandy. they were on staten island. >> obama: during difficult times like this, we're reminded that we're bound together and
president obama visits the areas of new york hit hardest by hurricane sandy, a reminder of global warming's devastating effects. future january 20, 2013, inauguration day. a president with a mandate and a second-term agenda with climate change near the very top. so all right you republicans who wants to play the role of scrooge? >> all of those in favor signify by saying aye. >> jennifer: humbug. there is big news on the environmental frown front today. so first bp, the world's...
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enact obama-care by friday otherless. we'll tell what you the "or else" is and what it means for you. we'll be right back. [ piano plays ] troy polamalu's going deeper. ♪ ♪ and so is head & shoulders deep clean. [ male announcer ] with 7 benefits it goes deep to remove grease, gunk and flakes. deep. like me. [ male announcer ] head & shoulders deep clean for men. ♪ ♪ >> we're not going to participate in exchanges. we're not going to expand medicaid. we're not going to be a part of socializing healthcare in the state of text texas and in direct conflict of our founding fathers. >> jennifer: really? that's rick perry vowing to stop obama-care. i really don't remember reading anywhere in the constitution that our founding fathers are against universal healthcare. texas is not alone. kansas, alaska oklahoma among others who say they have no plans to implement obama-care. states only have until friday--this friday to say how they're going to enact obama-care if the federal government--if they don't do it, the federal g
enact obama-care by friday otherless. we'll tell what you the "or else" is and what it means for you. we'll be right back. [ piano plays ] troy polamalu's going deeper. ♪ ♪ and so is head & shoulders deep clean. [ male announcer ] with 7 benefits it goes deep to remove grease, gunk and flakes. deep. like me. [ male announcer ] head & shoulders deep clean for men. ♪ ♪ >> we're not going to participate in exchanges. we're not going to expand medicaid. we're not...
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. >> obama: i got one mandate. i got a mandate to help middle class families, and families that are working hard. that's my mandate. >> jennifer: and tax cuts to the rich? >> obama: when it comes to the top 2% what i'm not going to do is extend further a tax cut for folks who don't need it. >> jennifer: susan rice has been under assault as of late. >> obama: when they go after the u.n. ambassador apparently because they think she's an easy target, then they've got a problem with me. >> jennifer: alrighty then. things under control here. we'll just get on back to our regularly scheduled programming. previously on "capitalcapitol affair"." >> obama: general petraeus had an extraordinary career. he serveed this country with distinction in iraq afghanistan, and head of c.i.a. people are innocent until proven guilty. >> jennifer: that's president obama speaking out for the first time about the sex scandal that abruptly ended the career of four-star general petraeus. he has a lot of people who saw him as a golden boy won
. >> obama: i got one mandate. i got a mandate to help middle class families, and families that are working hard. that's my mandate. >> jennifer: and tax cuts to the rich? >> obama: when it comes to the top 2% what i'm not going to do is extend further a tax cut for folks who don't need it. >> jennifer: susan rice has been under assault as of late. >> obama: when they go after the u.n. ambassador apparently because they think she's an easy target, then they've got...
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find out what president obama is doing and should be doing to kick tart the u.s. manufacturing sector that story up next where you will only find here on "the war room." 70 years ago. >> jennifer: president obama has made it crystal clear that revitalizing the country's industrial base jobs is going to be a top priority in his second term and just one of the topics that i touched on in a great recent interview that i had with leo hendry, he's the chair of the advisory council for the smart globalization initiative. and i started by asking him if the election sent congress a message about job creation policies. >> you know firsthand that every election carries a lot of messages, but president obama himself has concluded that the one just past was sort of an impetus to get the middle class back together financially and otherwise. and as governor of michigan, the best thing that we could do for this nation right now as you know former governor of michigan is to get balance back in the work force. and i think there were very strong messages that the nation, as evidenc
find out what president obama is doing and should be doing to kick tart the u.s. manufacturing sector that story up next where you will only find here on "the war room." 70 years ago. >> jennifer: president obama has made it crystal clear that revitalizing the country's industrial base jobs is going to be a top priority in his second term and just one of the topics that i touched on in a great recent interview that i had with leo hendry, he's the chair of the advisory council...
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president obama is leading. in north carolina, mitt romney has an edge tort tar hill states electoral nods. in virginia, president obama and mitt romney are tied, essentially each with about 48% virginia has 18 electoral votes. the president is leading in the five remaining swing states iowa wisconsin, new hampshire colorado nevada. remember some of these averages include polls from biased sources, rasmussen and public policy polling but there is nobody i'd rather to speak to than the one woman who can make sense of all of this an tell us how it's going to play out tomorrow lynn la lake, penalty of the democratic consulting firm lake research partners. she joins us from washington d.c. linda, it is like christmas eve for political junkies. >> it's great to be here. you're right, it is christmas eve for those pollsters. >> it is so fun. how do you feel about tomorrow? >> i feel cautiously optimistic, but i think you had the most important story. we cannot let this election be stolen by people throwing voters away
president obama is leading. in north carolina, mitt romney has an edge tort tar hill states electoral nods. in virginia, president obama and mitt romney are tied, essentially each with about 48% virginia has 18 electoral votes. the president is leading in the five remaining swing states iowa wisconsin, new hampshire colorado nevada. remember some of these averages include polls from biased sources, rasmussen and public policy polling but there is nobody i'd rather to speak to than the one woman...
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some of the turnout especially in urban areas which definitely gave president obama the big margin. >> jennifer: darn, they must not have suppressed enough votes. fine republicans you keep believing it was urban turnout and not your bad ideas and we'll keep winning elections. joining me is one of the progressive leaders who was at the meeting with the president today. executive director of moveon.org justin ruben comes to us from washington d.c. welcome inside "the war room," justin. >> thank you. >> jennifer: all right. so what did you and the other leaders ask for today and how did the president respond? >> well, you know, the first thing we said is we absolutely need the bush tax cuts for the rich to expire. they can't be extended. we just cannot afford that as a country. and the second thing that we make clear, i will say the degree of unanimity and unity among progressives is really striking on this. we said look, this can't be done on the backs of the middle class and the poor. we can't have cuts to benefits -- benefits for medicare medicaid or social security. as part of this d
some of the turnout especially in urban areas which definitely gave president obama the big margin. >> jennifer: darn, they must not have suppressed enough votes. fine republicans you keep believing it was urban turnout and not your bad ideas and we'll keep winning elections. joining me is one of the progressive leaders who was at the meeting with the president today. executive director of moveon.org justin ruben comes to us from washington d.c. welcome inside "the war room,"...
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martin luther iii promotes marriage equality as does president obama. i think that will go a long way in maryland. >> that's one of the issues we'll be watching. there's other ballot initiatives. there are seven states that have initiatives regarding losenning restrictions on marv, colorado, oregon and washington would allow the use of marv for non-medical purposes, regulating them like alcohol. do any of them have a chance of passing? >> i think washington and colorado have a good chance. what it's really coming down to in those states is women. with mothers who got the prohibition in this country and it could be mothers that could keep us from having legalized marv. it looks like young people, it's a generation thing but men support legalized marijuana. in colorado, it looks like it's going to pass, very close. obviously that could help the presiden in washingtotoadad the initiative passing by 16 points. i think romney should be talking about this stuff as much as possible. he's going to need to go someplace to smoke something to deal with it. >> some
martin luther iii promotes marriage equality as does president obama. i think that will go a long way in maryland. >> that's one of the issues we'll be watching. there's other ballot initiatives. there are seven states that have initiatives regarding losenning restrictions on marv, colorado, oregon and washington would allow the use of marv for non-medical purposes, regulating them like alcohol. do any of them have a chance of passing? >> i think washington and colorado have a good...